"Therefore, she was the one who was going to have to ensure that SG-1 wasn't taken unawares by whatever was responsible for their current presence in this, ostensibly, backwater town, which was at least two hours away from civilization in the form of the nearest Starbucks."
I don't know about 1999, but there's a Starbucks an hour's drive away from Sunnydale in Oxnard, and I'm pretty sure that there's one in Santa Barbara.
Comments from author:
There are actually six Starbucks in Santa Barbara presently.
And I was having Carter exaggerate, at least in her head, Sunnydale's remoteness and therefore its relative unimportance for the sake of the story.
Daniels would be the one who actually focuses on being able to get what he would consider *good* coffee. ;-)
Review By [djhardim] • Date [6 Dec 12] • Not Rated
So Jack thinks it could be Loki spreading his DNA around and maybe he only fathered Buffy, while your story summary seems to indicate that he may have only fathered one of them and the magic spell joining them to defeat Adam made their DNA similar?
Comments from author:
No, Jack doesn't necessarily think Loki is responsible for the kids. He's still trying to adjust to the idea that he has children he didn't even have a hint might exist.
And that's an interesting idea concerning the joining spell. We'll have to see what's revealed in upcoming chapters.
Review By [VillageOrchid] • Date [6 Dec 12] • Not Rated
It appears that the Scoobies have been reassigned. At least they'll have a good medical plan. If Joyce's brain tumor manifests, they should be able to get her treated.
It will be interesting to see what happens with Faith.
Just my opinion, is Xander a prophecy breaker? Not really.
When the author of the Pergamum Codex saw Buffy's death in his vision, he didn't bother to pay attention to the rest of his vision. To him, death was death.
Xander and magic. The bit about Xander and magic is way overdone. Trying to do magic without proper training is like giving your very bright seven year old the keys to the family car. Neither will end well.
Comments from author:
I agree with everything you've pointed out, and would just note that Xander hadn't done anything more, magic-wide, than what Willow had previously attempted in canon.
Given that Sineya shared the gifts/talents/capabilities of all three of them with each other, it wasn't at all unreasonable for Xander to have tossed a small fireball at the vamp attacking him, since it would be expected that she would have transferred Willow's knowledge/expertise along with her magic potential. To do otherwise would have been analogous to giving a child a loaded gun, with the safety unlocked, to experiment with, as you indicated.
And none of the Scoobies have tried to perform any sort of magic since then, so we aren't even sure what they're now capable of doing, in combination with the other enhancements.
And yes, Faith's role hasn't been addressed yet, at all.
I appreciate your input and your commentary. Thanks. ;-)
Review By [djhardim] • Date [6 Dec 12] • Not Rated
Knowing what we know of the Initiative and the NID, they are going to insist on the blood work being checked and re-checked, aren't they? It will be fine and wonderful if it turns out to be true, but it sure would seem awfully convenient for a long-time adversarial group like the NID to suddenly discover these "bargaining chips" like they did. And Joyce hasn't shown much of a sign (yet) that it might be the truth either, other than actually somehow knowing Jack. Like most all of your work, I look forward to seeing how this all works out. Very entertaining. =]
Comments from author:
The Scoobies are definitely going to be insisting on verifying things their own way, in addition to checking on any test results that they might be offered.
And it's not that the NID suddenly discovered that the kids are Jack's children. Remember that there are moles in each organization, who are providing their real bosses with information as they get it. Jack was only making a guess about their motives.
The NID was told that SG-1 thought that Buffy, Willow and Xander were important, for some currently undetermined reason, so they were making a pre-emptive strike, to try and grab some potential resources and/or hostages.
Review By [Cutiepie] • Date [6 Dec 12] • Not Rated
I think you're going to have to be a bit more verbose and elucidate more in order to make this a proper Christmas present. So, more please.
Comments from author:
My muse is currently running loose with all of the self-control and self-restraint of a sugared-up five-year-old, so I'm lucky I copied down as much of what's she's dictating me as I have, so far.
I'm sure she'll have more, in the near future, but right now, I'm just listening, obediently nodding my head 'yes' and typing as fast as I can. ;-)
Review By [cmdruhura] • Date [5 Dec 12] • Not Rated